Waldorf University

Forest City, IAPrivate for-profit HLC

Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa, lists criminal justice degrees from associate to master's level, with separate online and on-campus pages, plus homeland security and psychology programs that include criminal justice concentrations.

Verified degree programs

7 programs verified so far (1 associate, 5 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

Waldorf University

Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice

AssociateAADedicated degreeAssociate of Arts

Campus · Online

Forest City, IASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Estimated time to complete the Associate of Arts program is two years with full-time enrollment. (full-time enrollment) · 60 credits

$345 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, online · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLC

Criminal Justice

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Waldorf University

Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBASDedicated degreeCredential pathwayBachelor of Applied Science

Online · Full-time, Part-time

Forest City, IASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$345 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, online · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLC

Criminal Justice · Homeland Security

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Waldorf University

BA in Psychology — Criminal Justice Concentration

Bachelor'sBAConcentrationBachelor of Arts

Online

Forest City, IASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Estimated time of completion of this program is 4 years for full-time students. (full-time students) · 120 credits

$345 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, online · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLC

Criminal Justice

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Waldorf University

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (on campus)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Campus

Forest City, IA

Campus-based study

Duration not verified

$26,008 per academic year · All students — Residential full-time tuition, annual · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLC

Criminal Justice

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Waldorf University

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (online)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusBachelor of Science

Online

Forest City, IASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Estimated time to complete this bachelor’s degree program is four years with full-time enrollment (Forensic Psychology concentration page). (full-time enrollment) · 120 credits

$345 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, online · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLC

Criminal Justice · Forensic Psychology

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Waldorf University

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Online

Forest City, IASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Estimated time of completion of this program is 4 years for full-time students. (full-time students) · 120 credits

$345 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, online · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLC

Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice

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Waldorf University

MA in Organizational Leadership — Criminal Justice Leadership Concentration

Master'sMAConcentrationMaster of Arts

Online

Forest City, IASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Estimated time of completion of this program is 2 1/2 years with full-time, continuous enrollment. (full-time, continuous enrollment) · 36 credits

$470 per credit · All students — Graduate, online · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLC

Criminal Justice Administration

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Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1948 · next review 8/31/2027
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

None of this school's listed programs appears in FEPAC's accredited-program list. FEPAC accredits forensic science programs only and is optional; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is FEPAC-accredited — FEPAC accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program FEPAC lists.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Institution

Official name: Waldorf University
Control: Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 106 S Sixth St, Forest City, IA 50436-1713
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 1,992 of 2,657 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 24, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
waldorf.edu/degree-programs/bachelors/bs-criminal-justice-online/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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